CVE-2021-25473 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Mobile Devices

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions3 documents3 sources

Severity

4.4MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

0.0%

top 85.02%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Devices Google Android

Timeline

PublishedOct 6

Latest updateMay 24

Description

Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5samsung_mobile/samsung_mobile_devicesR(11.0) — SMR Oct-2021 Release 1

▶NVDgoogle/android11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-g2v8-rp7f-83rh: Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Rel↗2022-05-24

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CVEList

CVE-2021-25473: Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Rel↗2021-10-06

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